Vortex Of Thorns are a duo from Finland that plays a very raw, atmospheric and old school form of black metal with elements of death metal and this is a review of their 2024 ep "Death Becomes Me" which was released by Kult und Productions.
A very heavy and aggressive sound starts off the ep along with some high pitched black metal screams a few seconds later. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and the music also adds in elements of death metal.
A lot of the music is very heavily rooted in the mid 90's era while focusing on the more mid tempo side of the genre bringing in a style of black metal that is more close to what Mayhem and Satyricon where doing during that time frame along with the music also adding in touches of the Finnish style of that era and the solos and leads are also done in more of a melodic style, growls are also added towards the end.
Vortex of Thorns plays a style of black metal that is very mid tempo, raw and atmospheric in the mid 90's tradition mixed in with elements of Finnish death metal. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover death and darkness themes.
In my opinion Vortex Of Thorns are a very great sounding raw, atmospheric and old school black metal duo with elements of death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Death Becomes Me" and "Weight of Shadows". 8 out of 10.